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From the Rolls-Royce experimental archive: a quarter of a million communications from Rolls-Royce, 1906 to 1960's. Documents from the Sir Henry Royce Memorial Foundation (SHRMF).
Performance comparison graph for 112° masked and 114° unmasked camshafts.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 182\M19\  img272
Date  29th October 1931 guessed
  
RM.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} P. 31
COMPARISON OF 112° MASKED CAMSHAFT AND
114° UNMASKED CAMSHAFT
OPEN EX. C.R 4.7 HIGH LIFT ROCKERS, TWIN CARBS 1+4 CHOKES
MASKED SHAFT, INLET LIFT .547 EXHAUST LIFT .469

Graph Axes:
B.H.P.
I.H.P.
R.P.M.
IND. DEPN. INS. HG.
B.M.E.P.

Diagram C (top left):
114° SHAFT E.62448
VALVE LIFT INCREASED TO .525
C
.020 CLCE
EX
IN
52
49
2.2 .75

Diagram A (bottom left):
HIGH LIFT ROCKERS
.020 CLCE
A
EX
IN
68
44
49
21
3 11-2

Diagram B (bottom right):
HIGH LIFT ROCKERS
.020 CLCE
B
EX
IN
60-3
36-3
54-4
29
5° 4°
  
  


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